Fender.



J. E. HORNER.

- FENDER. APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 21', 1908.

Patented June 1,1909.

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JASPER E. HORNER, OF FOREST, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO DAVID L.HARMAN, OF

FOREST, OHIO;

FENDER.

No. 923,654.. f

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JASPER E. HORNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Forest, in the county of Hardin and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Fenders, of which the followingis a specification.

The invention relates to an improvement in fenders designed primarilyfor use with street cars or the like adapted to be automatically movedto and locked in elevated position upon contact with an object.

The main object of the present invention is the production of a carfender constructed entirely of metal, and adapted to be supported fromthe car frame in a manner to arrange the receiving end of the fenderadjacent the track over which the vehicle is traveling, the fender beingso mounted that on picking up an object the force of the contact willrock the fender into a position to elevate its receiving end to preventescape of the object, the construction including a means for locking thefender in such elevated position until manually released.

The invention will be described in the following specification,reference being had particularly to the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a sectional view of a portion of a car frame, the fenderbeing shown as connected thereto, being in normal position in full linesand operative position in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a top plan of thesame, a

* portion of the fender being broken away.

Referring particularly to the drawings, my improved fender is made up inthe form of a light metallic framework, including angle strips 1arranged in spaced relation and connected at their forward ends by crossbars 2 and at their rear or upper ends by cross bars 3, it beingunderstood that the angle strips are of approximately right angular formwith the upper portion of the upright curved toward the rear, as shownat 4. The respective cross bars 2 and 3 are connected by spring slats 5,forming the bed of the fender and curving in regular conformation fromend to end. The forward ends of the slat strips are preferably formedwith return bends, to provide rearwardly extending sections 6, which aredirectly connected to the forward cross bar 2. By this constructionslats overlie and project in ad- Vance of the cross bar 2, therebyforming Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 21, 1908.

Patented June 1, 1909. Serial No. 422,558.

the entire upper exposed surface of the fender of spring strips. Therear or upper ends of the slat strips extend above the rear cross bar 3,being terminally mounted or coiled, as at 7, to afford in efiect a stopor obstruction against the rearward rolling of a body picked up by thefender.

The side bars 8 of the truck frame, which serve to support the axles areprojected in advance of their usual terminal point and formed to providebearings 9 in which is mounted a shaft 10 in turn secured by brackets 11to the angle strips 1 of the fender, whereby said fender is pivotallysupported from the truck frame in advance of the forward wheels. Eachupper bar 8 of each side of the frame is provided in advance of theforward wheels with an eye 11, which is connected through the medium ofa chain 12 and a coil spring 13 with the upper cross bar 3 of thefender, the length of the respective connections being such as tonormally maintain the forward cross bar 2 of the fender spaced a slightdistance from the surface over which the vehicle is traveling. The lowercross bars 8 of the frames are connected in advance of the forwardwheels by a transversely disposed bar 14:, carrying on its upper surfacea plurality of plates 15, and the cross bar 3 of the fender is providedat determinate points with spring members 16, terminating in hook form,as at 17. The spring members are so arranged that when the fender hasbeen swung on its pivot in the rearward direction the hooks 17 willengage the plate 15 and maintain the fender so elevated. The relativearrangement of the parts is such that when the hook is engaged with theplate 15 the forward end of the fender will be elevated so as to disposethe same on a plane above the central portion of the bed, whereby anobject picked up by the fender will be prevented from rolling off thefender and beneath the car.

In use it will be understood that if the fender strikes an object, theforce of the impact will cause the object to be precipitated against therelatively rear and upper portion of the spring bed. This operation-willrock the fender on its pivot and cause the hook 17 to engage the plate15, thus maintaining the fender in elevated or operative position. Thefender is to be reset by manual release of the hook, permitting theforward end of the fender to gravitate to the position deteren La minedby the length of the connection 12 and 18.

The fender may be constructed of light material, preferablysheet steel,and the slat strips 5 are, of course, to be sufliciently resilient toguard against undue injury to a person picked up by the fender.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

1. A fender comprising a plurality of right angle strips, front and rearcross bars connecting said strips, and spring slats arranged in spacedparallel relation between and connected to the cross strips, said stripsbeing curved from end to end and at their forward ends being formed withunderlying return bends and terminally secured to the front cross barand at their rear ends projected above the rear cross bar, whereby theforward ends of the slats have spring connection with and are normallyspaced from the front cross bar.

2. A fender comprising a plurality of right angle strips arranged forpivotal mounting on a car at the juncture of their arms, and springslats supported by the terminals of the respective arms of the anglestrips, said slats being curved from end to end and projecting in bothdirections be yond the terminals of the angle strips.

3. A fender comprising a plurality of right angle strips. front and rearcross bars connecting said strips, spring slats arranged in spacedparallel relation between and connected to the cross strips, said stripsbeing JAMES liIARSHALL, CI-ms. (l. BEAM.

